EEOC Revises Its “Equal Employment Opportunity Is the Law” Poster To Reflect November 21 Effective Date of Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

The EEOC has posted on its website the new EEO Is the Law poster which reflects the November 21 effective date of GINA. Every employer with more than 15 employees and most federal contractors are required to post a notice about the rights of applicants and employees under Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the GINA, the Equal Pay Act, Executive Order 11246, the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act, etc. Employers may post a supplemental poster next to their existing poster of employees news rights under GINA and the ADAA or may post an all new poster which incorporates the new rights under GINA. Employers may print out these posters in English and Spanish directly from the EEOC website or may order larger (and more readable) version to be mailed.

GINA was enacted in 2008 and has broader application to employers and healthcare providers than its name implies. Title I applies to group health plans sponsored by private employers, unions, and state and local government employers, issuers in the group and individuals health insurance markets, etc.